VolksNav(c) in Munich
Click or doubleClick a point on map to know the logical indoor oder urban address of that point
The convention for urban position codes is:
StatusQuo(c) MUN | prefix of a position code | The urban pole is the Marienplatz |
m12 | basic horizon hour | from urban pole to north, m3 to east etc. |
number after the " : " | horizon minutes | distance to the horizon hour, in steps of 100 meters The blue lines on grid show :50 minutes |
r... | radius |
distance to the urban pole, in steps of 100m. The red circle shows r100 = 10km. |
The division of the horizon into 12 directions can also be used global or indoor. Alternative location codes see www.volksnav.de/Alternatives.
Starting with the Digital day:2021 and ACT4SDGs Week, anyone can hunt treasures with the help of imaginary clocks within the Tiergarten in Berlin and Theresienwiese in Munich.
Let's not forget: digital comes from digitus = finger = countable or quantify-able. Right/left, the division of the horizon into 12 directions etc. are also countable and digital !
You won't find any signage or maps. The treasure to hunt is the rediscovering of a NON-artificial intelligence: your IMAGINATION!
As alternatives to right/left, you can find the treasures acc. to the following navigation methods:
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VolksNav / EXOcentric navigation, similar to geocaching. The center of the main crossing. The VolksNav app can be used, but the tasks can be performed simply with some brain work. Starting point: anywhere |
All navigation jobs will be to find an imaginary table with 6 persons. The center of the clock is the middle of the table, so the addresses (clockwise) will be:
north side: m10, m12, m2, south side: m4, m6, m8.
Seek and find the m4 treasure!
6 signs, the treasure has a yellow background |
Covered with stones |
EGO ZZ exercise, start point: stairs to the Bavaria statue, lower level
Follow this path:
m3 m6 m6 m6 m6 m3 m3 r3.
You'll be at the bicicle learning area, challenge 1, big red circle..
In direction m6/south there is a meadow with an imaginary beer tent on it. The middle of the meadow is the center of the tent, where the beer band animates the guests.
A concreted area 1m x 1m at the boarder of the meadow would be the entrance m12/north of the tent. Now 1 unity will be 1 meter.
Enter the tent and search for the beer table with the address m5 r15 and kiss your imaginary treasure at place m4..
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EGO BL exercise, start point as before
From this point, the same beer table would have the "address" BL5 r22 if it would be allowed to follow the airline.
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EGO ZZ around the BL exercise, start point as before
It is only allowed to leave the street at the entrance m12 of the beer tent: a real situation.
If you follow the BL by ZZnav, a similar ZZ route will be realized. Test this.
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VolksNav exercise indoor
with/without the VolksNav App, start point: anywhere, 1 unity = 10m
The same beer table has the location code Wiesn m5:7 r18 (table only) or Wiesn m5:7 r17 m5 r15 (tent + table)
The app identifies 500 world cities and also this Theresienwiese. It switches automatically to Wiesn location codes...
Exercise: find the target Wiesn m12:15 r57 (Tip: is the exit m7 of a metro station)
Advanced users can find the target also without the app--------------
VolksNav exercises urban
Start point: anywhere in Munich, 1 unity = 100m
The Theresienwiese has the location code MUN m8:4 r20
Find the following treasures:
Metro station MUN m8:7 r18
Metro station MUN m7:7 r16
Metro station MUN m8:10 r26
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Other than with geocaching, advancers will compare the time and radius codes, form a beeLine and follow the BL with ZZnav. The hunter on picture came to the conclusion that he must go to outside and to earlier. On sector m6/south this would be BL = m3 / sunrise or BL4. This sounds complicated but is very intuitive in a real situation, . |
Signage like on picture will substitute the app.. The sign answers the question "where am I?" and points to north/m12, center of clock, WC, all emergency doors etc.
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